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10 Language-to-English DictionariesQuadrant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kwadrant
"Der Architekt entwarf den Garten im Quadrant-Layout."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A quarter of a circle or a shape that is one-fourth of a whole.
"The architect designed the garden in a quadrant layout to maximize space." - 2
Any of the four sections of a Cartesian coordinate plane.
"In the first quadrant, both x and y coordinates are positive."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'quadrant' originates from the Latin word 'quadrans', meaning 'a fourth part', which itself derives from 'quattuor', meaning 'four'. The word has evolved through Middle English and has been used in various mathematical contexts since the 14th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Quadrant" is said worldwide
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quadrant
Transliteration: kwadrɑ̃
"Le jardin a été conçu en forme de quadrant."
Quadrant
Transliteration: kwadrant
"Der Architekt entwarf den Garten im Quadrant-Layout."
quadrante
Transliteration: kwadrante
"Il giardino è stato progettato in un layout a quadrante."
cuadrante
Transliteration: kwadrante
"El jardín fue diseñado en un diseño de cuadrante."
quadrante
Transliteration: kwadrante
"O jardim foi projetado em um layout de quadrante."
चतुर्थांश
Transliteration: chaturthansh
"बगीचे को चतुर्थांश के लेआउट में डिजाइन किया गया था।"
象限
Transliteration: xiàngxiàn
"花园的设计采用了象限布局。"
사분면
Transliteration: sabunmyeon
"정원은 사분면 레이아웃으로 설계되었습니다."
象限
Transliteration: shōgen
"庭は象限レイアウトで設計されました。"
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